Uber, DoorDash Discourage NYC Tipping After Minimum Wage Rule

New York delivery drivers are seeing their first paychecks under a new, hard-won minimum wage mandate. But they’re not ready to celebrate just yet.

The obligatory base rate for delivery workers of at least $17.96 an hour, which went into effect Dec. 4, has resulted in higher overall earnings in the first week, according to receipts from drivers sent to Bloomberg and posted on social media sites. But to compensate for the added costs, Uber Technologies Inc., DoorDash Inc. and Grubhub, owned by Just Eat Takeaway.com NV, have made changes to their apps that workers say will ...